Hello Scott,
17-Jan-98 05:29:16, Scott Christensen wrote to Richard Mekka
          Subject: RE: Headphones
 RM>> I have some old headphones here (it says 1940 on them, but 
 RM>> I don't know if that is the model no., or the year of manufacture!). 
 SC> Why not replace the wire with something more modern?  Any stranded wire 
 SC> built
 SC> for this service should do.  And it should last a long time if you stay 
 SC> with the synthetic type insulations.
No problem with modern wire - just want the "Y" shape. 
 SC> BTW, the cotton covered rubber is a sign that they really were from 1940
Yes, they look like the sort of things they used in the Battle of Britain or
in hunting the Bismarck :-)) They are Hi Z (2 k ohm) so that ties in with the
age as well. BTW, I have some 1936 cans here with original wiring still in
good condition! Reproduction is awful though - LF is about 500 Hz and HF 
bout
1.5 kHz!
 SC> Now, most
 SC> insulation is going to be synthetic for just that reason.
Yes, understood. I guess I'll cobble something together, but I'd like it to
look as neat as the original wiring.
Many thanks for your thoughts.
  Richard Mekka  
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